「Haa…」
The moment Ladarion arrives, she lets out a sigh. Is she… angry?
「Is the problem resolved?」
「Y-yeah. All the goblins are dead. Is there any other scent?」
I killed everything present, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t other watchers. If there’s a scent, I’ll restart the cheat time.
「The goblin smell is too strong. I can’t tell」
Figures. I’ve gotten so used to the smell that I didn’t even notice.
「Bring a lot of grenades from Home. We’ll erase the evidence」
Let’s create a situation where there was a large-scale battle and Misaro died. While we’re at it, we’ll reduce the Demon Flute to pieces too.
While Ladarion goes to get grenades from Home, I retrieve the Demon Flute I split in two and crush it into fragments with the heat sword.
「Takato, there were only ten」
「That’s fine. Scatter them so the goblins get blown apart」
The grenades enlarge. With that kind of power, I retreat about a hundred meters and hide behind a large tree.
「01, do it」
「01, understood」
A few seconds later, the grenades are thrown and begin exploding one after another. That’s brutal!
I ended up destroying nature for nothing, but it’s all that useless goddess’s fault. Not mine. Yeah, yeah.
「01, we’re heading back」
「01, understood」
From the strength of Kainzel-san and the others’ presence, they’re less than two kilometers away. Deciding there’s no need to use cheat time, I head there on foot.
I feel bad for suddenly disappearing, but it seems Kainzel-san took command. Most of the goblins surrounding the fortress are dead, and now they’re gathering the bodies.
「Sorry for disappearing so suddenly」
After arriving at the fortress, I apologize to Kainzel-san, who had been leading.
「It’s fine. You handled the problem, didn’t you?」
Kainzel-san seems to have picked up on something. Did that useless goddess do something?
「Yes. I’ll explain later」
I can’t keep this from Kainzel-san. I’ll have to properly explain everything later.
「The Demon King’s army in this area has been wiped out. Including the officer who was monitoring Rodos of the Roaring Thunder. The threat is gone」
This isn’t just for Kainzel-san, but for everyone around. This will surely be reported to the acting lord as well.
「Kainzel-san. Ladarion. I’ll leave the rest to you. Bisha and I are heading back to report」
It’s not like the world has become peaceful just because the Demon King’s army here is gone. Our battle is far from over. There’s no time to relax.
「Miriel. I’ll leave command of those we brought to you. Get them back safely」
It doesn’t seem like she has returned to Home yet. I need to explain things to Misaro before anything else.
「Understood. You’ll be giving a proper explanation later」
Miriel-san has a vein popping on her forehead. You’re scary when you’re angry. Try smiling more.
「Uh, yeah, understood」
I don’t know if she’ll accept it, but I’ll explain everything sincerely.
「Mishinie and Mebi, go eliminate the goblins gathered in that direction. There are around two hundred」
I don’t know if they’re a separate unit or stragglers. But judging by how they’re grouped, they’re probably being led by a higher type. Better to eliminate them just in case.
「Once you’re done, return to Lasagna Village for now」
「Understood. Mebi, let’s go」
「We’re splitting them evenly, okay!」
Those two have really gotten along. Even though they’re both so free-spirited.
After seeing off the two stamina monsters, I head back to Home. Misaro is sitting quietly by the entrance.
「Sorry for not coming sooner. We’re moving, so get ready to move as well」
You can only exit Home from where you entered. She can’t stay shut inside forever, so it’s better to move in and out from a safe place. She’ll be living among humans from now on.
「That outfit stands out too much. Let’s change it」
I don’t know if she likes provocative clothing, but that’s way too revealing. Well, goblins don’t wear anything at all. Do they have some kind of aversion to clothing?
「Are those clothes made within the Demon King’s army?」
「Yes. I have them made by a tailor in the Demon King’s castle」
It seems to be a far more cultured organization than I imagined.
「At our place, we buy items from my original world using this. I’ll teach you how to use it later. For now, clothes come first」
Misaro seems to value cleanliness. She doesn’t smell sweaty or have that distinct odor. Instead, she carries a faint floral scent, and even her fingertips are clean. Maybe she was a magic-type rather than a combatant.
Her build is about the same as Sierra’s, so I’ll match the underwear size to Sierra.
This tablet keeps a proper purchase history. Because of that, I can’t buy anything strange. Miriel-san actually checks the purchase records…
For now, I buy underwear one rank higher than Miriel’s and a full set of women’s hiking clothes.
「Change into these and wait. If you get hungry, you can eat what’s inside」
Saying that, I step outside.
「Bisha, let’s go」
「…I smell another woman…」
Pushing aside Bisha, who is sniffing around, I inform Kainzel-san of my departure and leave Milond Fortress.
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